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ENTRY VOL. XXVII NO. 37

Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being 'tone deaf' n See page 12

SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

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By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—It was all aboard at the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Sept. 1, as a full-scale replica of the San Salvador made its triumphant return to the harbor and delighted everyone who visited.

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HE San Salvador was the first European ship to explore California's coastline and was the flagship of explorer Juan Rodríguez Cabrillo. The ship first reached San Diego in 1542.

The San Salvador was a 100-ton La Victoria, and lateenrigged, 26-oared San Miguel.

The ship was meretriciously rebuilt by the San Diego Maritime Museum

Book Fair fuels young minds by volunteers using drawings of the original ship. Planning for the ship took 20 years, and the San Salvador is on its Pacific Heritage Tour and guests could examine the ship, and sign up for a day at sea.

Curator Heather Behrens said she loves having the ship at the dock and once you get on board, visitors will hear sounds and smell fragrances that are different than what most people are used to.

"On the ship, there is an animal you can hear, and it's interesting what they did with those animals," she said. "Livestock traveled with them on the ship."

The ship also has the history of Explorer Juan Rodriguez Cabrillo, how much it cost and why the San Diego Maritime Museum created the replica.

"All those things are important to California's History," Behrens said. "We weren't an island, and we were part of the continent. It was important for them to be explorers and map out a new section of travel." n San Salvador, see page 6

Groundwater Workshop causes concern for Oxnard

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Ventura—Groundwater in Ventura County had a severe talk about reductions, Aug 21, as the Fox Canyon Groundwater Management Agency held its fourth workshop about the future.

The new plan will commence in 2020 and will start slow but will ramp up and reduce groundwater pumping in the area significantly.

According to city sources, as of Dec. 2018, Oxnard paid a variable rate of $534.94 per acrefoot (AF) of water, an annual well replacement charge of $78,90, and

(Photo by Chris Frost)

Jill Weinberger discusses the GSP to the group from cities across Ventura County.

a yearly assigned capacity charge of $446,431. Regarding citypumped groundwater, also based on the calendar year ending Dec. 2018, Oxnard paid $215.84 per AF as the fee paid to the Groundwater Management Agency. That total does not include other costs such as labor and power consumption.

Tier 1 State water costs $1,456.33 per AF, and Tier 2 State water costs $1,550.33 per AF. The annual capacity charge for state water in 2018 was $64,393, and the annual readiness to serve charge for 2018 was $65,096.

Oxnard uses roughly 30 percent of its water pumped by the United

Water Conservation District ("UWCD"). The City of Oxnard pumps a little less than 30 percent, and just over 40 percent comes from state water transported

by Calleguas Municipal Water District which varies by year.

In 2018, the UWCD groundwater was 7,391 acre-foot, 28.7 percent, the city-pumped groundwater was 6,813 AF or 26.6 percent, and the state water was 11,508 AF or 44.7 percent, for a total of 25,712 AF. The Tri County Sentry sent emails and text messages to Fox, n Groundwater, see page 2

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Cutline: Happy children peruse a large selection of children’s books at the first Optimist Club and Family First Book Fair. (Photo by Chris Frost) Oxnard—Kids were the big winners at the PAL Centre on Clara Street Aug. 31, as the first-ever free book fair brought hundreds of children to the venue ready to stock up on great reading selections.

Each child received books, enjoyed lunch, and played outside at Southwinds Park.

The event was co-sponsored by Families First and the Oxnard / Port Hueneme Optimist Club that joined forces to make an impact on literacy.

Carolina Gallardo-Magana is one of the organizers at the book fair and said this is the first one they're having in their neighborhood.

"Each child gets two books," she said.

"They get pizza, face painting, and get to listen to a book. This is all sponsored by community members and the Port of Hueneme."

Community members stepped up and donated the books.

"We had a month of reading in Aug. from 6-7 p.m. on Monday through Thursday," she said. "This is the closing of Aug. with the book fair."

Gallardo-Magana loves organizing the book fair.

"They are our future, and we must take care of them," she said.

Brenda loves seeing all the books at the fair, and she bugged her mother until she took her.

"I like books," she said. "I already have two.

Rosa planned to grab her two books.

"I came to help," she said. "I am going to eat pizza after this. My friends are here too."

Lucy Cartagena from Family First came dressed as "The Cat in the Hat" and decided to expand the reading program that reads to kids in low-income neighborhoods.

"The thought process behind the outfit was to raise literacy and connect the reading to the outfit," she said. "I read all the time during our literacy campaign."

She loves reading to the children. n Book Fair, see page 6

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

NEWS Negrete charged with multiple felonies Oxnard-- On Sept. 3, at 5:50 p.m., officers from the Special Enforcement Unit (gang unit) conducted a traffic enforcement stop to a vehicle for an observed vehicle code violation.

Solis arrested

by Oxnard SWAT

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Oxnard-- On Aug. 30, 2019, at approximately 12:12 p.m., officers went to a residence in the 1800 block of Adelaide Court to contact James Solis (age 51), who had two no-bail felony warrants, and a misdemeanor warrant. When officers arrived, Solis fled into his residence. The Oxnard Police Department SWAT Team was deployed.

Over the next 3.5 hours, SWAT used various tactics in an attempt to make contact with Solis, with no response. At approximately 3:37 p.m., SWAT finally made contact with Solis, and he surrendered without incident.

Solis was taken into custody and booked into Ventura County Jail for the outstanding warrants, in addition to a misdemeanor charge of delaying the duties of an officer.

FFICERS contacted the occupants of the vehicle and obtained their information.

They found that the passenger,

Jesus Negrete, was on searchable probation for firearms violations and gang terms.

Negrete was detained at the scene while officers responded to his residence and conducted a probation search. During the probation search, officers located a 9mm handgun that was unregistered along with ammunition. Further evidence found during the investigation linked Negrete to the firearm and ammunition.

Officers arrested Negrete

was for multiple felonies that include 29800(a)(1) P.C- Felon in possession of a firearm, 29815(a) P.C- Subject on probation and prohibited from possessing a firearm and 30305(a)(1) P.C- Possession of ammunition by a prohibited person.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Special Enforcement Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city.

Anyone with information regarding this case or other criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-3857600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www. oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also stay anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. You can also visit venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

Local Resident stabbed in Tresierra's Market parking lot Oxnard-- On Sept. 3, 2019, at approximately 6:44 p.m., Officers with the Oxnard Police Department were dispatched to the parking lot of the Tresierra’s Market, located at 133 West Pleasant Valley Road about a fight in the parking lot.

Officers arrived on the scene, and all parties were gone. A 27-year-

old male victim later showed up a local area hospital with multiple stab wounds. The victim is currently listed in critical condition. The investigation is ongoing.

The Oxnard Police Department’s Violent Crimes Unit is committed to reducing gang crimes and gun violence in the City of Oxnard

through the strict enforcement of laws specifically targeting known, active gang members residing in the city. Anyone with information regarding criminal activity is encouraged to contact the Oxnard Police Department at 805-3857600, or online via the Oxnard Police Department’s website: www.

oxnardpd.org, and clicking on Report Suspicious Activity. You can remain anonymous if you choose to do so. You can also stay anonymous by calling the Ventura County Crime Stoppers at 800-222-8477. You can also visit venturacountycrimestoppers.org to submit a tip via text or email.

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including Kim Loeb and Jeff Pratt about what revenue projections were as they pump less and how it translates into future rate hikes. The publication received no response.

Loeb opened the meeting and said the workshop is built upon previous workshops and more than 70 sessions they've had on public development.

The board is currently in a 60-day public comment period on the draft groundwater sustainability plan (GSP) which runs

through Sept 23.

Loeb introduced Dudek's Principal Technical Team, including Peter Quinlan, Jill Weinberger and Ron Schnabel, which created the GSP. Weinberger called the workshop "a mile marker in a long process," and although a lot of work has been done, a lot more work needs to be done in the future.

"It's a 20-year period to get these basins to sustainability," she said. "We're starting on that 20-year period to develop

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these GSPs. This is not the end of the process."

In 2010, the state experienced a severe drought, she said, so in 2015, the state replaced the groundwater management plan with a groundwater sustainability plan.

"Fox Canyon has been proactive in its approach to developing these GSPs," she said. "Starting in 2015, the agency began developing the technical background work, based on the work that had already been done to develop the framework for sustainable groundwater management."

The basin released preliminary GSP for the basins under its jurisdiction which includes the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley Sub Basin.

"The agency also solicited stakeholder feedback, and got that feedback in the form of comments," she said. "Those comments were reviewed and incorporated into what became the draft GSPs." The Pleasant Valley and Oxnard basins must submit their GSPs before Jan 31, 2020.

"There will be required updates to the GSP that's written into the legislation," Weinberger said. "There are also evaluation periods that will have to be turned into the DWR (Department of Water Resources), so there is a better understanding."

The Oxnard and Pleasant Valley water basins are high priority basins, she said, and both in a critical overdraft, which propelled the 2020 deadline.

Currently, there is no allocation plan for the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley water basins, which is being worked on by the Fox Canyon Board.

"There is no extraction reduction methodology spelled out in the GSP," she said. "That's going to be considered after the GSP is adopted by the Fox Canyon Board. There are no spelledout reduction rates, and there is nothing that says this is what the production has to be in 2020-2021.

We do understand that the sustainable yield estimates that are in these GSPs are lower than historical groundwater production rates for the basin."

The Fox Canyon Board will consider the groundwater reductions after it adopts the

GSP. Fox Canyon has five productive aquifers in the Oxnard sub-basin and is typically separated into an upper aquifer system, which is the Oxnard and Magu aquifers. The lower aquifer system includes the Hueneme, Fox Canyon, and Grimes aquifers.

She pointed to a map with an older alluvium, which is similar in age to the Oxnard and Magu aquifers but is less productive.

"It has more clay in it," she said. "That difference is why DWR divided these into two separate groundwater basins.

The basis for the distinction is because of the change of the surface sentiment."

There are no geologic structures that separate the Oxnard and Pleasant Valley sub-basins.

"There is not a bedrock high that limits the flow between these basins," she said.

"Particularly in the Fox and Grimes Canyon Aquifer.

They are continuous across that boundary.

That means that groundwater production in Pleasant Valley and groundwater levels in Pleasant Valley can influence groundwater

levels and elevations in Oxnard and vice-versa.

We see that as we plot groundwater elevation maps."

Historically, groundwater elevations have varied in those basins and have come up and gone down and relate to groundwater production.

"The groundwater elevations drive the direction of groundwater flow," she said. "As you lower the groundwater elevation in one area, the water flows downhill.

Groundwater elevations below sea level can create a landward gradient from the ocean onto the land. That can generate seawater intrusion to the aquifers."

Seawater intrusion occurs in the Oxnard basin, she said, along with the Hueneme Canyon and Point Magu.

"Groundwater sustainability plans have to address undesirable results," Weinberger said. "Our six sustainability indicators that are used to measure undesirable results, groundwater elevation, groundwater storage, seawater intrusion, groundwater quality, land subsidence, and interconnected surface and groundwater.

This story will continue on Sept 13.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

NEWS Oxnard comes together as one

By Chris Frost chris@tricountysentry.com Oxnard—Dove Christian Ministries hosted "Oxnard, Together as One" Aug. 31, which was a celebration of love, Christian Faith, togetherness and people helping people.

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TTENDEES enjoyed Spanish and English stages with different varieties of music, a resource fair, free haircuts, free clothes, backpacks stuffed with school supplies, plus a kids’ zone area with a dunk tank, raffles games, and prizes, plus a free lunch.

Event Founder Vincent Serrano IV said the group started the 805 Peace Rally in 2010 and went to each neighborhood where someone was shot, or there is poverty.

"This is the evolution of that," he said. "We want to incorporate the churches, the city, police officers and different resources," he said. "You see the Salvation Army is here, and Interface are here. We are coming together as one in our city and having a good time."

He does it because he loves God, the City of Oxnard and his neighbors.

"The planning group included three organizations: Lending a Helping Hand, Outsiders Brand, and Vision Supply," he said. "We came together and partnered with Dove Christian Ministries, who are letting us use their property. Today, we probably have around 50 volunteers working."

Kids enjoy some fun activities at the Oxnard Together as One Celebration.

He enjoys spreading the good news from Jesus Christ.

"We also want to meet needs," Serrano said. "If someone gets a haircut, that might put them back on their income. Buying a backpack might mean one less meal. We're here, and we care."

Frank Carreto from New Life

Community Church brought his brother over to give haircuts to the children who need them, and he was quite busy throughout the day.

"He's putting in his time, and it's a blessing to the community," Frank said. "As a church, we come together as one. There are a lot of churches coming together today to be a

(Photo by Chris Frost)

blessing for the community."

He loves seeing kids happy.

"Today we are going to be giving away backpacks," he said. "They're going to be going home with everything they need for school. To see their smiles, it brings joy to my heart."

School supplies, he said, are a

blessing.

"A lot of these people are lowincome people," he said. "The moms and dads, only one of them are working. They don't have the finances to go to the store and buy what they need for their kids."

People who need help are welcomed with open arms.

"We do the food pantry, so we have food," he said. "Let's say you need clothes; all you have to do is come to the church at any given time, and the doors are open to the people, especially people in need. We make them feel like they're home."

Dove Ministries Pastor Lou Rogers loves partnering with his fellow Christians and reaching out to the community.

"We have bibles in English and Spanish at our table," he said. "We offer English as a second language classes for beginners, intermediate and advanced for free. If people need to learn how to speak English, they can come to sign up and get a flyer. We'll call them and set up an interview to see what level they're at."

Being a part of the churches that sponsored the event is critical.

"Just like it says in the bible, we're all one body," he said. "I can be a hand, but I need a foot in order to walk. As the different ministries come together, we are able to reach out to the people in a more appropriate fashion."

Rogers has been a drug addict and homeless, and he says there is a better path.

"Later on in my life, I realized one thing, I am either going to die or live," he said. "I wanted to live. "The only way to live is with Christ in your life."

Sandoval compares myths and reality over apartments

By Chris Frost chris@tricountyserntry.com Oxnard-- The conversation about the local coastal plan amendment (LCP) continued with Channel Islands Harbor Director David Sandoval saying that the only way to redevelop the harbor is by mixed-use residential development.

The Oxnard Planning Commission rejected a Local Coastal Plan Amendment during a special meeting, Aug. 15, designed to accommodate a known development project at the corner of Channel Islands Blvd. and Victoria Ave. In the Oxnard 2017 mid-cycle 2013-2021 housing update, Sandoval said the report shows the city is running short of its recommended residential housing units.

"We need residential housing, not only in the city but in the county and the state," he said.

"In addition, during 2011, as was talked about, the Oxnard 2030 general plan was approved by this commission and the city council.

It calls for an urban village overlay for this site. They defined an urban village as a vibrant mixed-use, including residential, retail, and commercial."

The planning commission and city council approved that for a good reason because it recognizes that residential is needed in the city, and residential is needed at this site.

"I've heard a lot of arguments against this project since I've been here," he said. "They include loss of access, inadequate parking, loss of park space, loss of RV parking, loss of commercial fishing and recreational slips, an impact to the bike path and a structure massing and traffic."

Regarding access, Sandoval said the vehicle access would be the same with the development.

He showed a map with yellow stars that demonstrated vehicular access, as two were on Victoria Ave., and one was on Channel Islands Blvd.

"The development has exactly the same vehicular access," he said.

"Opponents will argue there is

(Photo by Chris Frost)

Local union members stood in favor of the project and brought signs that said “we live here, and we build here” to the meeting.

more access at the site. What they are saying is you can walk from Victoria to the water, and that's not the case. In the area where the apartments will be, there is a chain barrier and a landscape knoll you will have to go over to get to the water from Victoria. The reality is that the vehicular access points are also the pedestrian access points, and the current configuration is going to be the same configuration as the development."

He recommends being able to walk from point a to point b, but the area also must promote the desire to walk from point a to point b when it comes to access.

"It is true that there is more access now because you have an open asphalt lot that will be covered with apartments," he said. "The reality of it is there is no reason to access it because there's nothing to do there. Despite the fact that you can walk around that asphalt lot and get to the water, the reality of it is what are we trying to access and protect?"

The development will have

enhanced walkways, a 14-20foot promenade, and many more reasons to visit Fisherman's Wharf.

"I would contend that it will be much enhanced with the project," he said.

The parking issue disappoints Sandoval because the city didn't get the information.

"This application was submitted in Jan. of last year," he said.

"We've had numerous requests for information from the city's planning department. We've had plenty of opportunities for the planning staff to say let me know this and let me know that, and none of that occurred."

"The proposed development has 974 parking spaces, and the county code is 960, and the Oxnard code is 1,063," he continued. "When you look at it closely, the county code and city code are close, and the development does meet the city code. The parking code for residents, the county code is 641, and the city code is 645."

Commercial and retail parking under the county code is 221, he

said, and the city code is 208.

"The difference is with the apartment guests," he said. "The county code is 98, and the city code is 210 guests. That means 210 spaces for 319 apartment units.

From a planning perspective, codes for residential are coming down as more and more people are taking alternative modes of transportation."

That comment drew laughter from the capacity crowd.

"What the city code is saying is that at any point in time, 53 percent of the apartment residents will have a guest there that requires a parked car. I think that's too aggressive for the parking."

The city staff report says the development will reduce the park space, which he said is not the case.

"We have three areas of park space, and two of them have turf and landscape," he said. "They total .39 of an acre. They also counted a bioswale that is 1.22 acres. It is difficult to count that bioswale as park space because it's undeveloped. Nobody wants to be there. On the Fourth of July, every useable and attractive

square inch of property around the harbor is used, but nobody was in that bioswale. There is no way that should be considered park space because it's not."

The planned development will include inviting park space, he said, with family-friendly amenities and will be one acre.

"We're increasing park space and making it more inviting to the public," Sandoval said.

Losing RV spaces, he said, should be a non-issue.

"There are 22 spaces in the harbor, and it's undeveloped asphalt," he said. "There are no amenities, and we call it overnight, occupied space. You can park there and stay overnight. There are over 8,000 nights available for those 22 spaces, and in an average year, we get less than 200 people spending the night in any one year. We will be looking at an RV space as part of our visioning process. Not at this local but further south."

With the Urchin dock, he said they could've been asked for more information, but they weren't.

"The reality is that I've been working closely with the commercial fishing sector in the harbor, including the California Sea Urchin Commission," he said.

"We've assured them it will be relocated as part of the project. Not only will we relocate it to an area that is safer and more convenient to the commercial fleet. We also told them we would confer with them before we build it."

Sandoval also said the recreation docks would be rebuilt.

"This is not a marina," he said.

"These are for guests and recreation, and they will be rebuilt as part of the development. It's up to us, the county, to make sure the slip mix is consistent with the mandates of the coastal commission. If we lose slips because we are relocating the urchin dock, we'll be sure that we meet the mandates of the Coastal Commission as we have done since the coastal commission existed."

He promised that the developer meets the city's bicycle and the pedestrian facility.

The full story will be at tricountysentry.com.

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

OPED House Members Rebuke Delay of Payday Loan Rule

By Charlene Crowell Anyone who struggles with the rising costs of living knows all too well how hard it is to try stretching dollars when there’s more month than money in the household. Predatory lending, like payday and car-title loans, worsen financial stress with triple-digit interest rates that deepen the debt owed with each renewal.

The irony is that many payday loan borrowers who needed just a few hundred dollars wind up owing thousands. And any loan whose accrued interest exceeds the principal borrowed, is truly predatory.

In recent days, more than 100 Members of Congress stood in support of consumer protections against these debt trap loans. The effort, led by House Financial Services Chairwoman and California Representative Maxine Waters, called upon the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) to do two things: stop delaying the current rule from taking effect, and preserve the existing rule’s requirement that lenders only make loans to consumers whom could afford repayment.

The August 23 letter to CFPB minced no words.

“Experts have noted that payday loans often target communities of color, military servicemembers, and seniors,” wrote the Members, “charging billions of dollars a year in unaffordable loans to borrowers with an average annual income of $25,000 to $30,000.”

“The Consumer Bureau’s proposal represents a betrayal of its statutory purpose and objectives to put consumers, rather than lenders, first,” continued the Members. “Moreover, the Bureau has offered no new evidence and no rational basis to remove the ability to repay provisions. We think you should immediately rescind the harmful proposal to roll back the 2017 payday rule.”

These direct rebukes were reactions to CFPB’s 15-month delay of a longawaited consumer-friendly rule that was scheduled to take effect on August 19.

In today’s contentious Washington, getting strong support for any proconsumer issue seems particularly difficult. Even so, the August letter to

CFPB Director Kathleen Kraninger included Representatives from 31 states, including those with some of the highest annual percentage rates found across the country. For example, the typical payday loan in California comes with 460% interest and the largest number of state signatories also came from California: 15.

Although no other state’s signatories were that numerous, the clear expression of genuine consumer protection against this heinous predatory loan in other areas with rates near or exceeding 400% is noteworthy: Texas (661%), Wisconsin (574%), Missouri (462%), and Illinois (404%).

Yet a closer examination of the signatories reveals that despite sizeable support expressed in the letter, there

are still 435 officials in the House of Representatives. The recent letter represents about 23% of the entire House. That small percentage signals that many more Members of Congress need to make clear that they stand on the side of the people – and not with payday lenders’ 400% interest rates.

Across the country, communities of color are where payday and cartitle loan stores are the most prevalent.

Among Congressional Black Caucus members serving in the House, 58% added their names and support to this important letter.

New research on the nation’s wealth gap by McKinsey & Company found that 65% of Black America lives in one of 16 states: Alabama, Arkansas, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Illinois, Louisiana,

Maryland, Michigan, Mississippi, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and Virginia.

Among these 16 states, only Arkansas, Georgia, and North Carolina have enacted 36% or less payday loan rate caps. The remaining 13 states have typical triple-digit payday loan interest rates that range from a low of 304% in Florida to a high of 521% in Mississippi.

Multiple CBC members also represent districts in these states.

Speaking at a House Financial Services subcommittee hearing held on April 30, Diane Standaert, an EVP and Director of State Policy with the Center for Responsible Lending testified of the rippling reasons that payday loans need regulation.

“Allowing the 2017 rule to go into

effect as planned is the bare minimum that the CFPB should do,” said Standaert.

“It is absurd that we should even have to make such a straightforward request of an agency whose charge is to protect consumers from unfair, deceptive, and abusive financial practices.”

Rev. Dr. Frederick Douglass Haynes, III, Senior Pastor of Dallas’s Friendship West Baptist Church also testified at the April hearing.

“Payday predators hijack the hopes of the vulnerable and re-victimize them by baiting them into a debt trap…It is reprehensible that there may be a plan to open the way for old bank payday loans to re-enter the marketplace, as well as predatory high-cost bank installment loans,” said Rev. Dr. Haynes.

Amen, Reverend!

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TRI-COUNTY SENTRY, FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 2019

OPED Stuck Between a Virus and a Varmint Dr. James L. Snyder Normally, I’m not a superstitious sort of a person. But then again there is a good case to be made that I am really not normal. If you stop to think about it, (and I have), the average person is a composite of everybody and the description ends up to be that of nobody. That is exactly what I think about being normal.

I must confess, I do have a sliver of superstition running through me somewhere. Often I have the feeling that someone is looking over my shoulder and smiling rather sarcastically. I cannot prove it, of course, but I know it is there.

Several things happened this past week emphasizing this feeling of mine, and I am not at all convinced that it is simply coincidental. After all, is anything coincidental?

It all started when the computer at the church was viciously attacked by a computer virus. Who do you call when your computer has a virus?

And, what in the world is a virus doing inside my computer?

Doesn’t it have something better to do?

I do not know all that is associated with this computer business but I do know the outcome of a computer virus. I was merrily working along on my keyboard when suddenly, out of nowhere (what is cyberspace anyway) my com-

puter screen began to disintegrate before my eyes. By the time I had closed my mouth the whole business was over.

Now my problems were just beginning.

The computer had been attacked from somewhere, and there was not anything I could do to prevent it.

There I sat with a ton of work to do and my computer had come down with a virus. I did not know what to do but I did know what I was tempted to do.

Nothing on my computer worked anymore. The best I could hope for was to take it to some computer repair shop and let them work on at for a week or two; meanwhile I’m not able to finish my work.

Then I had a brilliant idea.

Actually, I am not sure it was a brilliant idea because I get so

few ideas they all seem brilliant.

I remembered something on the computer called the “restore point.”

If I could find this, I could restore the computer to before the virus hit it. It was a long shot, but it was the only shot I had at the time.

After some finagling with the thingamajig (pardon the technical terms) I managed to find the Restore Point and in a few minutes, voilà (pardon my French), the computer was back to where it was before the virus hit it. I do not know how it works, all I know is it worked and I was elated.

I was so proud of myself, which as everybody knows is the first step down. And I was about to go down.

I was back to my work schedule and quite pleased with myself and was riding pretty high when suddenly the lights flickered and then went out

completely. There was no electricity in the church building.

The first thing to do when something goes wrong is to PANIC. Through the years, I have become an expert in this area of panic. I have had plenty of practice.

Once I have thoroughly worked my way through the panic stage, I thought perhaps the church did not pay the electric bill. Upon checking, I discovered the bill had been paid.

But still no electricity.

It was my privilege to call our friendly energy company and request a service call. Usually, there is a seven-year wait for all service calls in our area. That is just how thorough our electric company really is. They will go on no call before their time.

In the meantime, I am sitting in the dark hearing some spooky noises, if I say so myself.

To my delight within an hour, the service truck from the electric company arrived on the scene.

After a thorough investigation, the repairman discovered the trouble.

I was rather worried that there was a major problem inside the church building that would cost thousands of dollars to repair.

But I was to be delighted for the second time that day when the repairman informed me of the nature of the trouble. It seems the trouble was on the outside of the building. As everyone knows, that is the responsibility of the electric company.

The problem turned out to be of the varmint kind. A nut-challenged squirrel had eaten through one of the major electric lines on the outside of the building thus cutting off all electricity from going inside the building.

“Here’s your problem, Rev,” the repairman said with a big grin smeared on his face. With that, he held up a nicely fried squirrel.

With the electric back on and at my computer purring like a kitten, I thought of a verse of Scripture. ''And we know that all things work together for good to them that love God, to them who are the called according to his purpose.'' (Romans 8:28 KJV).

Sometimes little things can frustrate us. But no person is defined by any one day or one incident. These little problems are usually temporary and serve only as a reminder that we are not in charge of anything at all.

Does anybody have a recipe for fried squirrel?

Dr. James L. Snyder, pastor of the Family of God Fellowship, lives with the Gracious Mistress of the Parsonage in Ocala, FL. Call him at 352-687-4240 or e-mail jamessnyder2@att.net. The church web site is www.whatafellowship. com.

Mental Health Awareness Matters—Cierra’s Interlude

By Cierra Mayes With so much going on in the world today, there are many realworld issues that are in need of our focus. One of these issues happens in our everyday lives: mental health. There is so much awareness that needs to be brought to mental health that goes unnoticed. Many of these issues began from trauma caused in one’s life.

If we took the time to address these problems, we would be able to avoid many wrong doings of others in our community and around the world. Everyone has that one friend they don’t see eye to eye with sometime. For many people, I know that friend can be anxiety. Anxiety happens to everyone whether you realize it or not.

It can become a bigger issue when it’s affecting your everyday life and you believe what you’re feeling is true. Anxiety, bipolar disorder, depression, eating disorders, PTSD, and more, are all things that can be controlled. Depression is another issue that is triggered from one’s trauma. It is important that if you face one of the many issues, you seek help.

There are many who are willing to help those that are affected. Raven Fairley, a graduate student from the

Raven Fairley, a post graduate student at the University of Missouri, with a focus in sports management, has created a platform that focuses on the mental health issues of professional athletes.

University of Missouri, with a focus in sports management, has created a platform that focuses on the mental health issues of professional athletes. Even though she focuses on professional athletes, she is willing to help anyone in need.

“The Silent Injury” is an organization Ms. Fairley created to share with others the

importance of mental health.

Growing up in a sport household where her grandfather, father, and uncle had always been involved in sports, sports was something that she knew about and kept her focus towards. She says the reason she wants to focus on professional athletes is because they are the ones that have issues that go

unnoticed. “Injury depression is real. I’ve experienced up close with a lot of my guy friends in football and basketball.

“When they get injured, they wonder if they’re going to be back on the field, or while they’re out, who’s going to take their spot, and ‘when I get heeled, am I going to have my spot back?’ For them, they’re not only in physical pain, but mental pain as well,” she said.

Mental health awareness in athletes is definitely an issue that should be addressed.

High profile cases such as the O.J. Simpson trial and Aaron Hernandez case are prime examples. Many players have their mind focused on playing sports professionally, and if it doesn’t happen some began to think negative thoughts about what they are doing and other options for their future. The environment you are raised in plays a big role in anyone’s mental health.

For athletes, if you have your family depending on you to make it, it can hurt that player mentally if a pro career doesn’t materialize, Ms. Fairley said. “Just seeing in the Black community that we don’t necessarily acknowledge mental health issues, we just kind of push them off to the side, really caught

my interest.

We always hear “just pray about it” and just kind of brush it under the rug. Even though mental health issues are becoming a problem in

Depression is another issue that is triggered from one’s trauma. It is important that if you face one of the many issues, you seek help. the media, it has always been an issue.” Besides athletes, our favorite celebrities, and those we aspire to be [like], go through rough times also.

More people are open to talk about their mental health now more than ever because many have created that space for one to talk about their problems. Raven Fairley’s organization is set to launch at the end of 2019.

Cierra Mayes is an intern at I Messenger Media LLC. She is a graduate of North Texas University.

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She loves all the different quarters for the sailors.

"The scribe has a bunk, the soldier has a bunk, and all of the important jobs had a bunk space," she said. "You could see what they wore and the types of things they used where they were on the ship. They also had a long table of food. They had old-world food and newworld food."

Peter Dsimone, an education program manager from the San Diego Maritime Museum, said sailing on the San Salvador is fun, and the first time a Spanish Galleon has been off the coast of California since the 1500s.

"It's a unique experience,"

he said. "I've sailed on 19th Century vessels like schooners, and it is such a different experience sailing on a squarerigger Spanish Galleon like this."

He considers the helm on the ship to be unique.

"The ship's wheel is what we think of when we think of the helm," he said. "The ship's wheel was a 1700s invention, and it's called a whip staff connected to the rudder, and there is a large stick to move the tiller left and right."

He thinks that living on the boat is relaxing.

"There are calm waters up here in Oxnard," he said. "It's calmer than San Diego, and

San Diego is calm. It lulls me to sleep every night."

Ship Mate Alex Saikowski assists the captain after the ship gets out of the dock at sets sail.

"He tells me the orders, and I get the crew in their position and carry out what the captain wishes," he said.

Alex started volunteering for the San Diego Museum in 2001.

"I love history, ships and being out on the water," he said. "It's my happy place."

Volunteer Patrick Behrens, Heather Behrens husband, always gets volunteered to help at the museum.

"I enjoy it, and it gets me

STATEPOINT CROSSWORD THEME: FOOTBALL

involved with all the activities that take place," he said. "I've been giving history on the boat itself and the number of people who are here. This area is the crow's nest."

He loves San Salvador the most because it brings him back in history.

"This is what they were doing when they were sailing across," he said. "This is a lifesized model we can play with."

Volunteer Linda Knowlton said they want to make sure everyone stays safe.

"The current crew sleeps below, and there is enough crew for 16," she said. "The ship itself is taken out of San Diego about every other week, I'm told."

Volunteer Bill has been drawn to the sea since he was four, so San Salvador was a perfect fit for him.

"I've sailed my sailboat across the Pacific and back," he said. "Any time I get the chance to visit an old boat or a replica of an old boat; it's a

reflective decision, and I have to do it."

He called the collection of models and paintings at the museum world-class.

"It is an astonishing treasure that unfortunately underappreciated," he said.

Trustee Susan O'Brien was showing the kids where they kept the transported horses in a sling below.

"Their legs are so fragile they kept the in a strap, so their feet never touched the ground," she said. "Other than the officers, everyone else slept on a grass mat on the deck."

The galley was a firebox, and it ran 24 hours a day.

"People would come and fix their food," she said.

Brittni Ruiz and her children Hunter Martinez Kylie Summitt feels the ship is incredible.

"It's a beautiful ship, and we're excited to visit it," Brittni said. "Dad is a firefighter, and he had to work. He couldn't make it today."

Hunter likes Pirates of the Caribbean, and he wore the appropriate hat to match the day. "He's Captain Jack Sparrow," Brittni said.

The kids want to check out the museum.

"They wanted to go even before they got on the boat," she said.

The fun isn't over at the Museum, Heather Behrens said, as the next adventure is the Associated Society of Marine Artists (ASMA) which is a juried national art exhibition.

"There are 51 paintings chosen for display and one sculpture," she said. "Those will be available for the public to view Sept. 14 through Dec. 30. We're having an opening evening on Sept. 14 at 5 p.m., and some of the artists will be here. The public can come and view the pieces and talk to the artists; they're welcome to join us." The Channel Islands Maritime Museum is located at 3900 Bluefin Cir.

before they're in the fourth grade," he said. "I like to talk with the kids, say hi, and put their fingerprints on the mobile book library. We're trying to help other nonprofit clubs build up our community. We care about the kids, their future, and we care about our future."

He loves how Cartagena was dressed as "The Cat in the Hat." "I love "The Cat in the Hat," Burum said. "It brings back some wonderful memories for me."

He is planning an exploratory campaign for County Supervisor to replace John Zaragoza.

"I am exactly the right person because I am a retired veteran, a CPA, a tax accountant with my own business, and my educational background is extensive."

His son Alex Burum was handing out books and supporting the Optimist Club with 11 other members.

"We brought turtles for the kids," he said. "Christine Martin is from the reptile family and also a member of the Optimist Club."

The club brought in about 20 boxes of books for the kids.

"We have reading groups from pre-k to adult books," Alex said. "I love giving

back to the community and representing optimism."

He loves seeing the kids read.

"It's about education and reading in a bilingual fashion in Oxnard," he said. "That's what it's all about."

Hugo Alaniz from Chingon Bakery was proud to step up and donate the bread to the event.

"About a month ago, I was at the Port meeting, and we heard about how they needed help feeding the kids during the nighttime," he said. "A lot of parents are at work, and they are not getting the right guidance. We got with the program, and we started, little by little, and when I came inside for the first time, we decided to keep ongoing.

It's been a great hit for the community. We needed this."

Miguel Rodriguez, from the Port of Hueneme, was proud to be part of the book fair.

"We came up with some funds to pay for the pizza and sponsor some food," he said. "We are giving out invitations to the Banana Festival, activity books and information about the port."

The port wants to promote literacy in an area that has been marginalized.

"In a working-class community, we don't have the resources to promote education and social equity," he said. "This is important because the community is coming out, taking advantage of books, which will eventually impact their future."

Martin brought a half leopard tortoise and half sulcata tortoise named Shamus that the kids enjoyed immensely.

"The first animal I ever had a connection with was a tortoise," she said. "My company does wildlife education, and they are all safe to touch and hold, our bugs, frogs, reptiles, and snakes. We replace fear with facts."

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ACROSS 1. Tax evader's fear 6. "You betcha!"

9. Fill to satisfaction 13. Crocus, pl.

14. Reef dweller 15. Freeze off 16. Buzz Aldrin's first name 17. Wildebeest 18. Reduced, often paired with down 19. *____ back 21. *#1 NFL pick in 2019 23. Precedes whiz 24. Bald eagle's nest 25. Summer sandwich?

28. Past tense of reave 30. Bee's favorite drink 35. German currency 37. Shower with affection 39. Africa's horned herbivore 40. Battery fluid 41. Bad-tempered 43. All over again 44. Ticked off 46. Cut with a beam 47. Rip or pull 48. Pico de gallo and such 50. Abe's coin 52. Hog haven 53. Refuses to 55. Likewise 57. *Team gathering 60. *Common play on 3rd and long 64. Committee of judges 65. One of the five W's 67. Ranee's wrap 68. Sheep-like 69. Auction set 70. Romanov's edict 71. Type of message 72. Aye-aye 73. *Worn atop thigh pads DOWN 1. Maple tree and laptop brand 2. Pakistani language 3. *First ____!

4. Cupcake topper 5. Smaller than tiny

6. Safecracker 7. Poetic "even" 8. On D'Artagnan's hat 9. Practice in the ring 10. Certain sensation 11. *NFL Primetime and NFL Draft host Wingo 12. *Type of zone 15. More spry 20. Must-haves 22. Funerary vase 24. What opposites do?

25. *Soldier Field's team 26. "____ di Lammermoor" 27. Do-re-do-re-do-re-do-re, e.g.

29. *Blindside block, e.g.

31. Burn to a crisp 32. Fork prongs 33. Beside, archaic

34. *"All my ____ friends are coming over tonight..."

36. Words from Wordsworth, pl.

38. Other than what is 42. Gossipmonger 45. Waste time 49. La precursor 51. *A game that could go either way 54. Very recently 56. Port city in Japan 57. Possess 58. Windows alternative 59. *Football Hall of Famer Richard 60. Cooking vessels 61. Turkmenistan's neighbor 62. Egg holder 63. #23 Across, pl.

64. Winner's take 66. Gardening tool

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"We decided to start with the Southwinds Neighborhood," she said. "We've been having storytelling every day for Aug., and we had Chingon Bakery donate bread every day after the reading."

She is grateful to the Oxnard/Port Hueneme Optimist Club for building their first free library.

"We connected with them, and they were the ones who got half of these books," she said. "We've been working with them because that is part of their creed."

Cartagena feels passionate about reading to the kids in Oxnard and believes that if you can raise the reading literacy in Oxnard, you can increase the bar.

"We are trying to stop the school to prison pipeline," she said. "We know 60 percent of all prison inmates are illiterate. Reading is a great thing."

Board Member Jeff Burum from the Oxnard/ Port Hueneme Optimist Club chartered the club, and they got involved with the book fair when Lucy Cartagena from Family First approached them about mobile book depositories in places where there are at-risk children.

"The kids need to read

SODOKU SOLUTION

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LEGAL CASE NUMBER: (Numero del Caso): 30-2018-00998950-CLBCCJC SUMMONS (CITACION JUDICIAL) NOTICE TO DEFENDANT: (AVISO AL DEMANDADO): JOSE J. FREGOSO aka JOSE JUAN FREGOSO and DOES 1 through 10, Inclusive.

YOU ARE BEING SUED BY PLAINTIFF: (LO ESTA DEMANDANDO EL DEMANDANTE): PARTNERS FEDERAL CREDIT UNION. NOTICE! You have been sued.

The court may decide against you without your being heard unless you respond within 30 days. Read the information below.

You have 30 CALENDAR DAYS after this summons and legal papers are served on you to file a written response at this court and have a copy served on the plaintiff. A letter or phone call will not protect you. Your written response must be in proper legal form if you want the court to hear your case. There may be a court form that you can use for your response. You can find these court forms and more information at the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), your county law library, or the courthouse nearest you. If you cannot pay the filing fee, ask the court clerk for a fee waiver form. If you do not file your response on time, you may lose the case by default, and your wages, money, and property may be taken without further warning from the court.

There are other legal requirements. You may want to call an attorney right away. If you do not know an attorney, you may want to call an attorney referral service. If you cannot afford an attorney, you may be eligible for free legal services from a nonprofit legal services program.

You can locate these nonprofit groups at the California Legal Services Web site (www. lawhelpcalifornia.org), the California Courts Online SelfHelp Center (www.courtinfo.ca.gov/ selfhelp), or by contacting your local court or county bar association. NOTE: The court has a statutory lien for waived fees and costs on any settlement or arbitration award of $10,000 or more in a civil case. The court's lien must be paid before the court will dismiss the case.

AVISO! Lo han demandado. Si no responde dentro de 30 dias, la corte puede decidir en su contra sin escuchar su version. Lea la informacion a continuacion.

Tiene 30 DIAS DE CALENDARIO despues de que le entreguen esta citacion y papeles legales para presentar una respuesta por escrito en esta corte y hacer que se entregue una copia al demandante. Una carta o una llamada telefonica no lo protegen. Su respuesta por escrito tiene que estar en formato legal correcto si desea que procesen su caso en la corte. Es posible que haya un formulario que usted pueda usar para su respuesta. Puede encontrar estos formularios de la corte y mas informacion en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California (www.sucorte. ca.gov) en la biblioteca de leyes de su condado o en la corte que le quede mas cerca. Si no puede pagar la cuota de presentacion, pida al secretario de la corte que le de un formulario de exencion de pago de cuotas.

Si no presenta su respuesta a tiempo, puede perder el caso por incumplimiento y la corte le podra quitar su sueldo, dinero y bienes sin mas advertencia.

Hay otros requisitos legales.

Es recomendable que llame a un abogado inmediatamente. Si no conoce a un abogado, puede llamar a un servicio de remision a abogados. Si no puede pagar a un abogado, es posible que cumpla con los requisitos para obtener servicios legales gratuitos de un programa de servicios legales sin fines de lucro.

Puede encontrar estos grupos sin fines de lucro en el sitio web de California Legal Services, (www.lawhelpcalifornia.org), en el Centro de Ayuda de las Cortes de California, (www.sucorte. ca.gov) o poniendose en contacto con la corte o el colegio de abogados locales. AVISO: Por ley, la corte tiene derecho a reclamar las cuotas y los costos exentos por imponer un gravamen sobre cualquier recuperacion de $10,000 o mas de valor recibida mediante un acuerdo o una concesion de arbitraje en un caso de derecho civil. Tiene que pagar el gravamen de la corte antes de que la corte pueda desechar el caso.

The name and address of the court is: (El nombre y direccion de la corte es): SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF ORANGE, 700 W. Civic Center Dr., Santa Ana, CA 92701 The name, address and telephone number of plaintiff's attorney, or plaintiff without an attorney is: (El nombre, la direccion y el numero de telefono del abogado del demandante, o del demandante que no tiene abogado, es): YURI VORONIN, SBN 206325, 7120 Hayvenhurst Ave., Suite 300, Van Nuys, CA 91406 (213) 833-5880 Date: (Fecha) JUN 13, 2018 DAVID G. YAMASAKI, Clerk of the Court (Secretario) By: DOLLIE CAMPOS, Deputy (Adjunto) CN962617 FREGOSO Aug 16,23,30, Sep 6, 2019 SchId:76986 AdId:25676 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-859501-BF Order No.: 8754450 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 1/9/2008.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): JESUS T. ALVAREZ, A SINGLE MAN Recorded: 1/14/2008 as Instrument No. 2008011400004614-0 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/3/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction.com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $256,561.48 The purported property address is: 5222 LONGFELLOW WAY, OXNARD, CA 93033 Assessor's Parcel No.: 222-0-320-655 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as

a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-859501-BF. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale.

The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of the monies paid to the Trustee. This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only. Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800-280-2832 Or Login to: http://www.qualityloan. com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19859501-BF IDSPub #0155789 8/30/2019 9/6/2019 9/13/2019 SchId:76990 AdId:25679 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20190725100134210 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Urban Color Studio 1311 W Channel Islands Blvd.

Suite 112 Oxnard, CA 93033 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Lisette Ayala 1904 Santa Lucia Ave. Oxnard, CA 93030 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Lisette Ayala NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 7/25/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77015 AdId:25688 CustId:1133 -----------File No.: 20190807-100143420

FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. THE JUST COMPENSATION LAWYERS 800 S. FIGUEROA ST., STE. 1100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 LOS ANGELES COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. CHARLES F. CALLANAN 800 S. FIGUEROA ST., STE. 1100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 2. ROBERT H. ROGERS 800 S. FIGUEROA ST., STE. 1100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 3. JOSEPH S. DZIDA 800 S. FIGUEROA ST., STE. 1100 LOS ANGELES, CA 90017 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/29/2009.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/CHARLES F. CALLANAN, GENERAL PARTNER OF CALLANAN, ROGERS & DZIDA, LLP NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/7/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77029 AdId:25694 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20190807-100143440 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. MASON GROUP, INC. 638 LINDERO CANYON ROAD, NO. 315 OAK PARK, CA 91377 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. MGI MANAGEMENT, INC. 638 LINDERO CANYON ROAD, NO. 315 OAK PARK, CA 91377 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/MGI MANAGEMENT, INC.

BY JEROME J. MAZZEO, PRESIDENT NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Profes-

sions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/7/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77033 AdId:25695 CustId:65 -----------File No.: 20190717-100128300 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. CATHIE'S PET SITTING 280 ROYAL AVE. SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. CATHRYNE TARASAR BOBROV 280 ROYAL AVE. SIMI VALLEY, CA 93065 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/CATHRYNE TARASAR BOBROV NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 7/17/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77037 AdId:25696 CustId:693 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE T.S. No. 19-20387-SPCA Title No. 190842088-CAVOI A.P.N. 017-0-151-030 ATTENTION RECORDER: THE FOLLOWING REFERENCE TO AN ATTACHED SUMMARY IS APPLICABLE TO THE NOTICE PROVIDED TO THE TRUSTOR ONLY PURSUANT TO CIVIL CODE 2923.3 NOTE: THERE IS A SUMMARY OF THE INFORMATION IN THIS DOCUMENT ATTACHED. YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 08/07/2006.

UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, (cashier's check(s) must be made payable to National Default Servicing Corporation), drawn on a state or national bank, a check drawn by a state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 of the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state; will be held by the duly appointed trustee as shown below, of all right, title, and interest conveyed to and now held by the trustee in the hereinafter described property under and pursuant to a Deed of Trust described below.

The sale will be made in an "as is" condition, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee

for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below.

The amount may be greater on the day of sale. Trustor: Lori J. Burr and Steven R. Burr, wife and husband as community property with right of survivorship Duly Appointed Trustee: National Default Servicing Corporation Recorded 08/14/2006 as Instrument No. 200608140169872 (or Book, Page) of the Official Records of Ventura County, California. Date of Sale: 09/12/2019 at 11:00 AM Place of Sale: At the main entrance of the Government Center Hall of Justice, 800 South Victoria Avenue, Ventura, CA 93003 Estimated amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $359,331.16 Street Address or other common designation of real property: 154 South Padre Juan Avenue, Ojai, CA 930232255 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address or other common designation, if any, shown above.

If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The requirements of California Civil Code Section 2923.5(b)/2923.55(c) were fulfilled when the Notice of Default was recorded. NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 714-7302727 or visit this Internet Web site www.ndscorp.com/sales, using the file number assigned to this case 19-20387-SPCA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. Date: 08/15/2019 National Default Servicing Corporation c/o Tiffany and Bosco, P.A., its agent, 1455 Frazee Road, Suite 820 San Diego, CA 92108 Toll Free Phone: 888-264-4010 Sales Line 714-730-2727; Sales Website: www.ndscorp.com Rachael Hamilton, Trustee Sales Representative A-4702460 08/23/2019, 08/30/2019, 09/06/2019 SchId:77044 AdId:25699 CustId:64 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2019-00531854-CU-PT-VTA To All Interested Persons: D'costa E. Paes Name Change filed a petition with this court for

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LEGAL a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Elsy Teofila D'costa E. Paes AKA Eleanor T Paes D'costa AKA Elsy Teofila Snook PROPOSED NAME: Eleanor Tiffany Snook The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 10/3/2019 Time: 8:30 AM Dept. 41. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 8/8/2019 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court SchId:77063 AdId:25706 CustId:1134 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF ROGER D. KOBART Case No. 56-2015-00466496-PRPWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of ROGER D. KOBART A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Robert Ruffinen in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Robert Ruffinen be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Sept. 25, 2019 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is avail-

able from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: STEPHEN G MCKEE ESQ SBN 62091 MCKEE LAW OFFICES 25375 ORCHARD VILLAGE RD STE 105 VALENCIA CA 91355 CN963202 KOBART Aug 23,30, Sep 6, 2019 SchId:77079 AdId:25711 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF EDWARD CLARENCE PERERA aka EDWARD C. PERERA Case No. 56-2­019-00­5­­­ 3187­8-PRP­LOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of EDWARD CLARENCE PERERA aka EDWARD C. PERERA. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by ROBERT I. LONG in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that LINDSAY F. NIELSON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/1/2019 at 9:00 AM in Juvenile Justice Center, Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Robert I. Long, Esq. SBN 114227 Law Office of Robert I. Long 674 County Square Drive, Suite 305 Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805-642-0055 Fax: 805-594-9739 SchId:77082 AdId:25712 CustId:707 -----------T.S. No. 079151-CA APN: 6170-204-025 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/9/2007. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On

9/25/2019 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/17/2007, as Instrument No. 20071017-00195728-0, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: CHRISTINE EIDE, AN UNMARRIED WOMAN WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE LOCATED AT 800 S. VICTORIA AVE., VENTURA, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 562, OF TRACT NO. 2025-5, IN THE CITY OF SIMI VALLEY, COUNTY OF VENTURA, STATE OF CALIFORNIA, AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 52, PAGES 91 TO 94 INCLUSIVE, OF MAPS, IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY. EXCEPTING THEREFROM ALL OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES IN AND UNDER OR THAT MAY BE PRODUCED FROM A DEPTH OF BELOW 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND, WITHOUT RIGHT OF ENTRY UPON THE SURFACE OF ANY OF SAID LAND FOR THE PURPOSES OF MINING, DRILLING, EXPLORING OR EXTRACTING SUCH OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES OR OTHER USE OF OR RIGHTS IN OR TO ANY PORTION OF THE SURFACE OF SAID LAND TO A DEPTH OF 500 FEET BELOW THE SURFACE THEREOF, BUT WITH THE RIGHT TO DRILL INTO, LOCATE WELLS AND PRODUCE OIL, GAS AND OTHER HYDROCARBON SUBSTANCES FROM ANY PORTION OF SAID LAND WHICH LIES BELOW 500 FEET FROM THE SURFACE THEREOF. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 2214 NORTH GODDARD AVE aka 2214 GODDARD AVE SIMI VALLEY, CA 93063-2844 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $528,360.81 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned

off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 079151-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:77090 AdId:25714 CustId:670 -----------T.S. No. 082128-CA APN: 1660-222-330 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 10/6/2000. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 9/25/2019 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 10/13/2000, as Instrument No. 2000-016165200, , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: DALE R. RICHTER, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE LOCATED AT 800 S. VICTORIA AVE., VENTURA, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: LOT 37 OF TRACT 2279-1 AS PER MAP RECORDED IN BOOK 67, PAGE 30 OF MAPS IN THE OFFICE OF THE COUNTY RECORDER OF SAID COUNTY The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 1031 BORDEAUX AVE CAMARILLO, CA 93010 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice

of Sale is: $44,117.95 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 082128-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:77096 AdId:25716 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 20190819-100151270 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Horizon Builders 885 Riverside Street Ventura, CA 93001 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Ryan Wess Minkel 885 Riverside Street Ventura, CA 93001 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Ryan Minkel NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name

statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/19/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77121 AdId:25726 CustId:1135 -----------T.S. No. 082240-CA APN: 6820-141-495 NOTICE OF TRUSTEE’S SALE IMPORTANT NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST, DATED 7/14/2003. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PROCEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER On 9/25/2019 at 11:00 AM, CLEAR RECON CORP, as duly appointed trustee under and pursuant to Deed of Trust recorded 7/24/2003, as Instrument No. 20030724-0277574, in Book , Page , , of Official Records in the office of the County Recorder of Ventura County, State of CALIFORNIA executed by: GREGORY BERTRAND AND DARLENE BERTRAND, HUSBAND AND WIFE AS JOINT TENANTS WILL SELL AT PUBLIC AUCTION TO HIGHEST BIDDER FOR CASH, CASHIER’S CHECK DRAWN ON A STATE OR NATIONAL BANK, A CHECK DRAWN BY A STATE OR FEDERAL CREDIT UNION, OR A CHECK DRAWN

BY A STATE OR FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN ASSOCIATION, SAVINGS ASSOCIATION, OR SAVINGS BANK SPECIFIED IN SECTION 5102 OF THE FINANCIAL CODE AND AUTHORIZED TO DO BUSINESS IN THIS STATE: AT THE MAIN FRONT ENTRANCE TO THE COUNTY GOVERNMENT CENTER HALL OF JUSTICE LOCATED AT 800 S. VICTORIA AVE., VENTURA, CA 93003 all right, title and interest conveyed to and now held by it under said Deed of Trust in the property situated in said County and State described as: MORE ACCURATELY DESCRIBED IN SAID DEED OF TRUST. The street address and other common designation, if any, of the real property described above is purported to be: 880 TUPELO WOOD CT THOUSAND OAKS, CALIFORNIA 91320 The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the street address and other common designation, if any, shown herein. Said sale will be held, but without covenant or warranty, express or implied, regarding title, possession, condition, or encumbrances, including fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee and of the trusts created by said Deed of Trust, to pay the remaining principal sums of the note(s) secured by said Deed of Trust. The total amount of the unpaid balance of the obligation secured by the property to be sold and reasonable estimated costs, expenses and advances at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale is: $284,441.12 If the Trustee is unable to convey title for any reason, the successful bidder's sole and exclusive remedy shall be the return of monies paid to the Trustee, and the successful bidder shall have no further recourse. The beneficiary under said Deed of Trust heretofore executed and delivered to the undersigned a written Declaration of Default and Demand for Sale, and a written Notice of Default and Election to Sell. The undersigned or its predecessor caused said Notice of Default and Election to Sell to be recorded in the county where the real property is located.

NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property. You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens se-

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LEGAL nior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call (844) 477-7869 or visit this Internet Web site WWW. STOXPOSTING.COM, using the file number assigned to this case 082240-CA. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. FOR SALES INFORMATION: (844) 477-7869 CLEAR RECON CORP 4375 Jutland Drive San Diego, California 92117 SchId:77138 AdId:25735 CustId:670 -----------File No.: 20190823-100154720 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. DEMAND SOLUTIONS SOCAL, LLC 2. PLANNING SOLUTIONS GROUP, LLC 4797 Taranto Way Oak Park, CA 91377 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. DEMAND SOLUTIONS SOCAL, LLC 4797 Taranto Way Oak Park, CA 91377 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 08/23/2019.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/John Pepper NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/23/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77151 AdId:25740 CustId:1136 -----------NOTICE OF TRUSTEE'S SALE TS No. CA-19-857933-RY Order No.: DS7300-19002924 YOU ARE IN DEFAULT UNDER A DEED OF TRUST DATED 9/1/2015. UNLESS YOU TAKE ACTION TO PROTECT YOUR PROPERTY, IT MAY BE SOLD AT A PUBLIC SALE. IF YOU NEED AN EXPLANATION OF THE NATURE OF THE PRO-

CEEDING AGAINST YOU, YOU SHOULD CONTACT A LAWYER. A public auction sale to the highest bidder for cash, cashier's check drawn on a state or national bank, check drawn by state or federal credit union, or a check drawn by a state or federal savings and loan association, or savings association, or savings bank specified in Section 5102 to the Financial Code and authorized to do business in this state, will be held by duly appointed trustee. The sale will be made, but without covenant or warranty, expressed or implied, regarding title, possession, or encumbrances, to pay the remaining principal sum of the note(s) secured by the Deed of Trust, with interest and late charges thereon, as provided in the note(s), advances, under the terms of the Deed of Trust, interest thereon, fees, charges and expenses of the Trustee for the total amount (at the time of the initial publication of the Notice of Sale) reasonably estimated to be set forth below. The amount may be greater on the day of sale.

BENEFICIARY MAY ELECT TO BID LESS THAN THE TOTAL AMOUNT DUE. Trustor(s): LUIS A HERNANDEZ, A MARRIED MAN, AS HIS SOLE AND SEPARATE PROPERTY Recorded: 9/9/2015 as Instrument No. 20150909-00135713-0 1/13 of Official Records in the office of the Recorder of VENTURA County, California; Date of Sale: 10/3/2019 at 9:00 AM Place of Sale: At the Four Points by Sheraton Ventura Harbor Resort, 1050 Schooner Drive, Ventura, CA 93001, in the Auction. com Room Amount of unpaid balance and other charges: $404,832.38 The purported property address is: 3581 LESSER DRIVE, THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91320 Assessor's Parcel No.: 668-0-352-225 NOTICE TO POTENTIAL BIDDERS: If you are considering bidding on this property lien, you should understand that there are risks involved in bidding at a trustee auction. You will be bidding on a lien, not on the property itself. Placing the highest bid at a trustee auction does not automatically entitle you to free and clear ownership of the property.

You should also be aware that the lien being auctioned off may be a junior lien. If you are the highest bidder at the auction, you are or may be responsible for paying off all liens senior to the lien being auctioned off, before you can receive clear title to the property. You are encouraged to investigate the existence, priority, and size of outstanding liens that may exist on this property by contacting the county recorder's office or a title insurance company, either of which may charge you a fee for this information. If you consult either of these resources, you should be aware that the same lender may hold more than one mortgage or deed of trust on the property. NOTICE TO PROPERTY OWNER: The sale date shown on this notice of sale may be postponed one or more times by the mortgagee, beneficiary, trustee, or a court, pursuant to Section 2924g of the California Civil Code. The law requires that information about trustee sale postponements be made available to you and to the public, as a courtesy to those not present at the sale. If you wish to learn whether your sale date has been postponed, and, if applicable, the rescheduled time and date for the sale of this property, you may call 800-280-2832 for information regarding the trustee's sale or visit this Internet Web site http://www.qualityloan. com, using the file number assigned to this foreclosure by the Trustee: CA-19-857933-RY. Information about postponements that are very short in duration or that occur close in time to the scheduled sale may not immediately be reflected in the telephone information or on the Internet Web site. The best way to verify postponement information is to attend the scheduled sale. The undersigned Trustee disclaims any liability for any incorrectness of the property address or other common designation, if any, shown herein. If no street address or other common designation is shown, directions to the location of the property may be obtained by sending a written request to the beneficiary within 10 days of the date of first publication of this Notice of Sale. If the sale is set aside for any reason, including if the Trustee is unable to convey title, the Purchaser at the sale shall be entitled only to a return of

the monies paid to the Trustee.

This shall be the Purchaser's sole and exclusive remedy. The purchaser shall have no further recourse against the Trustor, the Trustee, the Beneficiary, the Beneficiary's Agent, or the Beneficiary's Attorney. If you have previously been discharged through bankruptcy, you may have been released of personal liability for this loan in which case this letter is intended to exercise the note holders right's against the real property only.

Date: Quality Loan Service Corporation 2763 Camino Del Rio South San Diego, CA 92108 619-645-7711 For NON SALE information only Sale Line: 800280-2832 Or Login to: http:// www.qualityloan.com Reinstatement Line: (866) 645-7711 Ext 5318 Quality Loan Service Corp. TS No.: CA-19-857933RY IDSPub #0156182 9/6/2019 9/13/2019 9/20/2019 SchId:77158 AdId:25743 CustId:608 -----------File No.: 20190823100155050 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Channel Islands Rehab 145 Santa Rossa Oxnard, CA 93035 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Allison Hopkins 145 Santa Rosa Oxnard, CA 93035 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/29/2019.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Allison Hopkins NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/23/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77162 AdId:25744 CustId:1137 -----------File No.: 20190806-100142720 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. WETZEL'S PRETZELS 186 W. HILLCREST DR., STE. 44 THOUSAND OAKS, CA 91360 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. GLAK FAMILY INC. 16921 S. WESTERN AVE., STE. 212 GARDENA, CA 90247-5249 This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 07/24/2019.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/GLAK FAMILY INC. by HYUNG LEE, PRESIDENT NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the

end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/6/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77166 AdId:25745 CustId:693 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOSEFINA MUNOZ CORTES aka JOSEFINA CORTES aka JOSEFINA M. CORTES aka JOSEFINA CORTEZ Case No. 56-2019-00532343-PR-LA-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOSEFINA MUNOZ CORTES aka JOSEFINA CORTES aka JOSEFINA M. CORTES aka JOSEFINA CORTEZ. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CARLOS CORTES in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CARLOS CORTES be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/9/2019 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

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File No.: 20190821100153420 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Sands Pool & Spa Service 123 Cameron Ct. Ventura, CA 93001 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Tracy Bruton Sands IV 123 Cameron Ct. Ventura, CA 93001 2. Stephanie Jill Sands 123 Cameron Ct. Ventura, CA 93001 This Business is conducted by: MARRIED COUPLE. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Tracy Sands NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/21/2019.

MARK A. LUNN

File No.: 20190819100151060 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. LAUNDRY BASKET QUILTS 2. TOOHIGHPSI PERFORMANCE 1990 KNOLL DR BLDG A VENTURA, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. SITAR FAMILY TRADITIONS LLC 1990 KNOLL DR BLDG A VENTURA, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 2017.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/MICHAEL SITAR NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/19/2019.

MARK A. LUNN

SchId:77175 AdId:25748 CustId:1138 ------------

LAW OFFICES OF ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS, ESQ. SBN 146696 400 MOBIL AVENUE SUITE # D-11 CAMARILLO, CA 93010 Phone: 805-498-0909

File No.: 20190816-100150280 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Hamner, Jewell & Associates 260 Maple Court, Suite 277 Ventura, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Beacon Integrated Professional Resources, Inc. 530 Paulding Circle, Suite A Arroyo Grande, CA CA This Business is conducted by: CORPORATION. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 10/1/2000.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct. (A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Lillian D. Jewell NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/16/2019.

MARK A. LUNN

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SchId:77183 AdId:25750 CustId:1140 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PLASIDO MARTINEZ TEPEZANO Case No. 56-2019-00532353-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PLASIDO MARTINEZ TEPEZANO. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by BETTY TEPEZANO in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that BETTY TEPEZANO be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate.

The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.)

The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/10/2019 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative ap-

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LEGAL pointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

scheduled to be heard and must appear at the hearing to show cause why the petition should not be granted. If no written objection is timely filed, the court may grant the petition without a hearing.

Notice Of Hearing Date: 10/18/2019 Time: 8:20 AM Dept. 42. The address of the court is Superior Court of Ventura, 800 Victoria Ave., Ventura, CA 93009. A copy of this Order to Show Cause shall be published at least once each week for four successive weeks prior to the date set for hearing on the petition in the following newspaper of general circulation, printed in this county: TriCounty Sentry Date: 8/19/2019 MICHAEL D. PLANET Ventura Superior Court

HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, ET AL. SBN: 108290 HATHAWAY, PERRETT, WEBSTER, POWERS, ET AL. 5450 Telegraph Road Suite 200 Ventura CA 93003 Phone: 805-644-7111 Fax: 805644-8296

File No.: 20190820-10015145-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. STTEVENN'S ORGANIZING SOLUTIONS 4643 Campus st Ventura, CA 93003 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. STTEVENN BENNETT 4643 Campus st Ventura, CA 93003 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Sttevenn Bennett NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/20/2019.

MARK A. LUNN

SchId:77190 AdId:25752 CustId:753 -----------File No.: 20190805100142040 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Fusion Odyssey 5153 Via San Lucas Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Chris Thomas 5153 Via San Lucas Thousand Oaks, CA 91320 This Business is conducted by: INDIVIDUAL. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: 01/01/2019.

I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Chris Thomas NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/5/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77193 AdId:25753 CustId:1141 -----------Order To Show Cause For Change of Name Case No. 56-2019-00532247-CU-PT-VTA To All Interested Persons: Kiran Philip & Sapna Jacob on behalf of Mathew K. Philip & Jacob K. Philip, minors filed a petition with this court for a decree changing names as follows: 1 PRESENT NAME: Mathew K. Philip PROPOSED NAME: Rohan Mathew Philip 2 PRESENT NAME: Jacob K. Philip PROPOSED NAME: Rithik Jacob Philip The Court Orders that all persons interested in this matter shall appear before this court at the hearing indicated below to show cause, if any, why the petition for change of name should not be granted. Any person objecting to the name changes described above must file a written objection that includes the reasons for the objection at least two court days before the matter is

SchId:77202 AdId:25756 CustId:1142 ------------

SchId:77207 AdId:25758 CustId:1143 -----------PUBLIC NOTICE - In accordance with Sec.106 of the Programmatic Agreement, TMobile West, LLC plans to upgrade an existing telecommunications facility at 2900 Saviers Road Oxnard, CA 93033 . Please direct comments to Gavin L. at 818-898-4866 regarding site SV00418A. 8/30, 9/6/19 CNS-3288781# TRICOUNTY SENTRY SchId:77232 AdId:25767 CustId:61 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF RONDA LEE MACLEOD aka RONDA MACLEOD aka RONDA L. MACLEOD Case No. 56-2019-00532673-PR-PL-OXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of RONDA LEE MACLEOD aka RONDA MACLEOD aka RONDA L. MACLEOD. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by MATTHEW C. STITH in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that MATTHEW C. STITH be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The

will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/17/2019 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

LAW OFFICES OF ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS ANNETTE DAWSON-DAVIS, ESQ. (SBN 146696) 400 MOBIL AVENUE SUITE #D-11 CAMARILLO CA 93010 Phone: 805-498-0909 SchId:77237 AdId:25770 CustId:745 -----------File No.: 20190821-10015312-0 FICTITIOUS BUSINESS NAME STATEMENT THE FOLLOWING PERSON(S) IS (ARE) DOING BUSINESS AS: 1. Ojai Sitters 1211 Avila Dr Ojai, CA 93023 VENTURA COUNTY Full Name of Registrant: 1. Olivia Adelman 509 El Paseo Rd Ojai, CA 93023 2. Bailee Doolittle 1211 Avila Dr Ojai, CA 93023 This Business is conducted by: GENERAL PARTNERSHIP. The registrant commenced to transact business under the fictitious business name or names listed above on: N/A. I declare that all information in this statement is true and correct.

(A registrant who declares information as true any material matter pursuant to Section 17913 of Business and Professions Code that the registrant knows to be false is guilty of a misdemeanor punishable by a fine not to exceed one thousand dollars ($1,000).) /S/Olivia Adelman NOTICE - In accordance with subdivision (a) of Section 17920, a fictitious name statement generally expires at the end of five years from the date on which it was filed in the office of the county clerk, except, as provided in subdivision section 17920, where it expires 40 days after any change in the facts set forth in the statement pursuant to section 17913 other than a change in residence address or registered owner. A new fictitious business name statement must be filed before the expiration. The filing of this statement does not of itself authorize the use in this state of a fictitious business name in violation of the rights of another under Federal, State, or Common Law (see section 14411 ET SEQ., Business and Professions Code).

THIS STATEMENT WAS FILED WITH THE COUNTY CLERK OF VENTURA ON 8/21/2019.

MARK A. LUNN SchId:77240 AdId:25771 CustId:1144 -----------At the regular meeting of September 3, 2019, the City Council of the City of Port Hueneme adopted the following Ordinance: ORDINANCE NO. 756 AN ORDINANCE APPROVING AND ADOPTING A DEVELOPMENT AGREEMENT UNDER GOVERNMENT CODE SECTIONS 65864 TO 65869.5 AND ORDINANCE NO. 727 AND ORDINANCE NO. 734 OF THE PORT HUENEME MUNICIPAL CODE RELATING TO THE OPERATION OF A CANNABIS FACILITY [GREENOCEAN, LLC, DBA "GREENOCEAN"] Summary With the adoption of Ordinance No. 756, the City Council approved a Development Agreement, a procedure contemplated and governed by state law, by and between the City of Port Hueneme (“City”) and GreenOcean, LLC ("GreenOcean”), which regulates the operation of a cannabis cultivation operation by GreenOcean, and which sets forth certain rights and obligations of both parties relating thereto, including the right of the City to receive certain revenues.

The Development Agreement requires that the facility be operated in accordance with all applicable laws of the State of California and all applicable ordinances of the City. State law requires that the approval of the Development Agreement be accomplished through adoption of an ordinance. The Development Agreement requires that GreenOcean’s compliance with the Development Agreement, including payment of the City’s revenues, be reviewed on an annual basis.

If GreenOcean is found by the City not to be in compliance with the Development Agreement, a variety of remedies are available to the City, up to and including revoking GreenOcean’s right to operate the cannabis facility.

Ordinance No. 756 was adopted on September 3, 2019 at a regular City Council meeting at 6:30 p.m., in the City Hall Council Chamber, located at 250 North Ventura Road, Port Hueneme, California 93041, by the following votes: AYES: Rollins, MuñozSchnopp, Gama, Hernandez, Berg NOES: None ABSENT: None ABSTAIN: None A copy of the ordinance is available for viewing in the City Clerk’s Office Kristy Buxkemper City Clerk Date: September 4, 2019 SchId:77244 AdId:25772 CustId:699 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF JOZSEF TOBIAS Case No. 56-2019-00532589-PRPWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of JOZSEF TOBIAS A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by Michael J. Martins in the Superior Court of California, County of VENTURA. THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that Michael J. Martins be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good

cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on Oct. 9, 2019 at 9:00 AM in Dept. No. J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard, Oxnard, CA 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Attorney for petitioner: RANDY D GRUEN ESQ SBN 105729 TROY WERNER ESQ SBN 265907 THE WERNER LAW FIRM 27433 TOURNEY RD STE 200 SANTA CLARITA CA 91355 CN963765 TOBIAS Sep 13,20,27, 2019 SchId:77245 AdId:25773 CustId:65 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF PATRICIA M. FETT Case No. 56-2019-00532729-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of PATRICIA M. FETT. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by SOLEDAD CONCHOLA LOPEZ in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that SOLEDAD CONCHOLA LOPEZ be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval. Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/17/2019 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing.

Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California

Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

CHRISTOPHER A. FORTUNATI, ESQ. SBN 191432 LAW OFFICE OF ROBERT M. BASKIN 1849 Knoll Drive VENTURA CA 93003 Phone: 805-658-1000 Fax: 805658-8034 SchId:77248 AdId:25774 CustId:737 -----------NOTICE OF PETITION TO ADMINISTER ESTATE OF SUSAN WAGNER HANDEL Case No. 56-2019-00532557-PR-PWOXN To all heirs, beneficiaries, creditors, contingent creditors, and persons who may otherwise be interested in the will or estate, or both, of SUSAN WAGNER HANDEL. A PETITION FOR PROBATE has been filed by CHARLES W. CONCANNON in the Superior Court of California, County of Ventura.

THE PETITION FOR PROBATE requests that CHARLES W. CONCANNON be appointed as personal representative to administer the estate of the decedent.

THE PETITION requests the decedent's will and codicils, if any, be admitted to probate. The will and any codicils are available for examination in the file kept by the court.

THE PETITION requests authority to administer the estate under the Independent Administration of Estates Act. (This authority will allow the personal representative to take many actions without obtaining court approval.

Before taking certain very important actions, however, the personal representative will be required to give notice to interested persons unless they have waived notice or consented to the proposed action.) The independent administration authority will be granted unless an interested person files an objection to the petition and shows good cause why the court should not grant the authority.

A HEARING on the petition will be held on 10/9/2019 at 9:00 AM in Department J6 located at 4353 E. Vineyard Avenue, Oxnard, California 93036.

IF YOU OBJECT to the granting of the petition, you should appear at the hearing and state your objections or file written objections with the court before the hearing. Your appearance may be in person or by your attorney.

IF YOU ARE A CREDITOR or a contingent creditor of the decedent, you must file your claim with the court and mail a copy to the personal representative appointed by the court within the later of either (1) four months from the date of first issuance of letters to a general personal representative, as defined in section 58(b) of the California Probate Code, or (2) 60 days from the date of mailing or personal delivery to you of a notice under section 9052 of the California Probate Code.

Other California statutes and legal authority may affect your rights as a creditor. You may want to consult with an attorney knowledgeable in California law.

YOU MAY EXAMINE the file kept by the court. If you are a person interested in the estate, you may file with the court a Request for Special Notice (form DE-154) of the filing of an inventory and appraisal of estate assets or of any petition or account as provided in Probate Code section 1250. A Request for Special Notice form is available from the court clerk.

Theresa McConville, Esq. SBN 86982 Law Office of Theresa L. McConville 340 Rosewood Avenue Suite R Camarillo CA 93010 Phone: 805-484-0514 Fax: 805-484-2105 SchId:77251 AdId:25775 CustId:696

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HEALTH Art as activism: Painter creates portraits of gun violence

By Maggie Menderski LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP)— Jaylin Stewart's brushstrokes have such a way of bringing paintings to life that you'd never know so many of her subjects are dead.

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UT buried beneath the bright colors and vibrant technique lies the 23-year-old artist's grief. It's a pain that dates back a decade to her cousin's murder near Shawnee Park, and it grew as more people she loved went into the ground.

Today, the Louisville native is an artist and activist who uses her art to speak out about the gun violence that plagues both her city and the country.

But back when her cousin was killed, she was a kid with a paintbrush and a broken heart.

What started as an art class project at Butler High School has evolved into a mission to use art to heal her community. Her close friend was murdered her sophomore year, and she painted him in art class. She'd always loved portraits, but watching him take form on the canvas in front of her was therapeutic.

Gun violence, poverty, illness and drugs were prominent near Victory Park where she grew up.

This year alone there have been at least 28 homicides in west Louisville, according to information from the Louisville Metro Police Department.

A number like that isn't just a statistic to Stewart. Those aren't just homicides. Those are family members, friends, and neighbors.

People.

She calls the work she does in her studio space “pain and healing,” and she uses her art to honor lives lost and the people working to lift up her community. She even runs a nonprofit art school that teaches artistic therapy to others struggling

Photo by Mickie

Winters, mickiewinters.com

with pain and loss.

Death isn't pretty, and while her paintings captivate her audience, it's not supposed to be pretty, she said. It's supposed to help people see something most don't want to see.

“I don't come from beautiful scenery, I come from Victory Park,” the west Louisville resident said. “I've grown up, and I've hung out in all kinds of neighborhoods, and there ain't nothing beautiful about them besides the people and their spirits and their souls.”

Those spirits and souls helped her as she lost people she loved, dropped out of high school and worked her way into the local art scene.

Her love for her neighborhood is real, but with it comes a painful reality. People die in the streets at a rate no teenager should have to grieve.

When she paints the victims, you can see the humanity in their eyes.

And you can see the determination in her own to stop the violence.

‘I don't want it to be the norm' If you stand in her studio at the old Shawnee High School, you can see her memories preserved in paint.

She imagines her subjects how they were when they were alive.

One is smiling.

One looks tough.

Another sports a big grin. “He was a player,” she says.

Her cousin's death was the first murder that hit her family closely.

Her mother and grandmothers shielded her from the trouble in her neighborhood as much as they could, but she lost at least one person she knew well to violence every school year, starting with her cousin.

“I was losing so many people that it almost became normal to me,” she said. “I don't want it to be the norm for my life, and I don't want it to be

the norm for other people's lives.”

Hearing her list the way death followed her through high school feels like reading an obituary page.

Instead of going to her first day of school her senior year, she went to her cousin's funeral.

The losses changed her. She cried a lot. She chopped off her hair. She lost weight.

And then she put that grief into her art, and everything changed.

Sometimes she paints people she knew, and sometimes she paints people she doesn't, but she calls them all “her people.”

Several of them have been killed, but she's lost people she loves to illness too. Grief knows no boundaries, so her work doesn't either.

She never met rapper Nipsey Hussle, but she was devastated when he was murdered earlier this year in Los Angeles. She ties his “Victory Lap” album to her own experience

in Victory Park, and she grieved his murder as though she grew up with him—and really, through his music, she had.

When she doesn't know a subject well, she'll use their family's stories and photos as inspiration.

Shaunta' Miller-Crumes, who lives in the California area, has known Stewart since she was a little girl with a sketchbook. When her brother died of a heart attack three years ago, Miller-Crumes' daughter asked Stewart to paint a portrait of him.

Her brother was energetic and outgoing. He always kept a smile on his face, and that was the first thing Miller-Crumes noticed about the commissioned work—his big, bold grin.

“I looked at it and held the picture to my heart and tears just started flowing; he's just always going to be here with me,” Miller-Crumes said.

More vaping illnesses reported, many involving marijuana

By Matthew Perrone

Mumps sickens hundreds of detained migrants in 19 states

By Carla K. Johnson A government report says mumps has swept through 57 immigration detention facilities in 19 states since September.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Thursday new mumps cases continue as migrants are taken into custody or transferred between facilities. As of last week, outbreaks were happening in 15 facilities in seven states.

It's the first official report on the outbreaks in the overloaded immigration system.

Mumps is a contagious virus that causes swollen glands, puffy cheeks, fever, headaches and, in severe cases, hearing loss and meningitis.

The virus has sickened 898 adult migrants and 33 detention center staffers.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokesman Bryan Cox says medical professionals at detention facilities screen new detainees within 24 hours of their arrival to ensure that highly contagious diseases are not spread.

WASHINGTON (AP)— Health officials are recommending people who vape consider avoiding e-cigarettes while they investigate more cases of a breathing ailment linked to the devices.

While the cause remains unclear, officials said Friday that many reports involve e-cigarette products that contain THC, the mind-altering substance in marijuana.

Officials from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said they are looking at 215 possible cases across 25 states. All the cases involve teens or adults who have used e-cigarettes or other vaping devices. Symptoms of the disease include coughing, shortness of breath, chest pain, fatigue, nausea and vomiting.

The CDC and Food and Drug Administration warned the public not to buy vaping products off the street. And officials recommended people concerned about the health risks “consider refraining from using e-cigarette products.”

Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement the government is “using every tool we have to get to the bottom of this deeply concerning outbreak.”

E-cigarettes generally heat

vaping marijuana, experts say.

The mysterious illness underscores the complicated nature of the vaping market, which includes both government-regulated nicotine products and THC-based vape pens, which are considered illegal under federal law.

Eleven states and the District of Columbia allow marijuana for recreational

Some vaping products have been found to contain other potentially harmful substances, including flavoring chemicals and oils used for vaping marijuana.

a flavored nicotine solution into an inhalable aerosol. The products have been used in the U.S. for more than a decade and are generally considered safer than traditional cigarettes because they don't create all the

cancer-causing byproducts of burning tobacco.

But some vaping products have been found to contain other potentially harmful substances, including flavoring chemicals and oils used for

use. THC-based products in these regulated markets are generally inspected for quality and safety, but there is a largely unregulated gray market.

On Thursday, top health officials in the Trump administration reiterated warnings against marijuana use by adolescents and pregnant women, emphasizing the increasing potency of the drug.

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ASMA Opens at the Maritime Museum OXNARD—Nestled on the coast of Southern California, in Ventura County, supported by a vibrant community of art aficionados, a steady, year-round influx of art seekers from the area and tourists from around the world, Channel Islands Maritime Museum is perfectly poised to bring vibrant and innovative art to the forefront of the local art scene.

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IMM is pleased to host the 2019 American Society of Marine Artists West Juried Regional Exhibition. ASMA was founded in 1978 by a small group of the country's leading maritime artists looking to explore and record the history of American marine art and to encourage the work of new artists. Their membership spans the Nation and currently includes over 475 artists.

The American Society of Marine Artists is proud to bring their West Regional

Exhibition of the finest in contemporary marine art to the Channel Islands Maritime Museum, Oxnard,

CA. Our jurors, Fellows Len Tantillo, and Len Mizerek, have selected the best of the best including work from ASMA members all across the USA, 33 Signature members, 5 Fellows, and 13 regular members.

We hope you enjoy this powerful show of 51 paintings and sculpture. Please see the ASMA website for more information

about the Society. www.americansocietyofmarineartists.com CIMM will be holding a Special Preview Reception for the public, free of charge, on Saturday, September 14, from 5 pm–7 pm. The exhibit, taking place in the Gary and Brenda Farr Gallery will be open to the public from September 14 to December 30, 2019, and is included with museum entrance fees.

Joaquin Phoenix discusses preparing for role in 'Joker'

By Lindsey Bahr VENICE, Italy (AP)—Joaquin Phoenix is having a hard time defining the Joker, but then again, he doesn't really want to.

The actor spent eight months exploring how a struggling stand-up comedian named Arthur Fleck becomes Batman's antagonist, the villain with a chilling laugh and a love of chaos. Preparing for the role involved losing quite a bit of weight, studying personality disorders and practicing the laugh over and over again. “(It's) very difficult to distill into a soundbite,” Phoenix said Saturday in advance of the world premiere of “Joker” at the Venice International Film Festival. The film is competing for the Golden Lion award at the prestigious festival before launching in theaters on Oct. 4.

The extreme weight loss— reportedly over 50 pounds— led to a kind of madness that helped him get ready for the role, as did a book breaking down the personality types of political assassins. But Phoenix wanted to create a criminal psychopath who wasn't easy to categorize.

“I didn't want a psychologist to be able to identify what kind of person he was,” he said. “(I) wanted there to remain a mystery about the

character.”

And he was so nervous about getting the laugh right that he asked writer-director Todd Phillips to come to his place so he could “audition” a

few, which apparently went on for an uncomfortable amount of time.

The character constantly evolved, even into the shoot. Composer Hildur Guðnadottir's haunting score— which she began writing off the script—became a key motivator dur-

ing the process. Phillips often played snippets on set to help set the tone.

“We were discovering new aspects about his personality up to the very last day,” Phoenix said.

Sometimes the discoveries resulted in debates about whether or not to go back and reshoot.

On the long road to making “Joker” happen, that was par for the course. Phillips said in developing the script he and co-writer Scott Silver pushed each other every day to “come up with something totally insane.”

“It was a hard movie for us to get made and to convince DC and the studio,” Phillips said. “And in fairness the studio took a bold swing with the movie and let us do exactly what we wanted...there really were no rules and boundaries for it.”

Phillips describes it as a character study in the vein of the 1970s movies he grew up with, such as Martin Scorcese's “Taxi Driver” and “The King of Comedy.”

Set in the late 1970s and early 1980s, with New York playing Gotham City, his R-rated “Joker” is bounded by gritty realism. It's led to some early concerns about the violence that audiences can expect from the film.

Phillips said there isn't that much

and they were “very careful” with how violence was used in the film.

“A lot of people think it is going to be a really violent movie,” Phillips said. “Why it might affect you is we tried to paint it with as realistic brush as possible so when it comes it can feel like a punch in the stomach.”

As for any thematic similarities to current events, he added that he thinks movies are “oftentimes mirrors of society but they're never molders.”

Early reactions to the film have further fueled Oscar buzz for Phoenix. to win one. The actor avoided acknowledging a question at a news conference in Venice about his prospects for winning his first Academy Award. He instead praised the creative process.

“I don't think I've ever had an experience quite like this one,” Phoenix said. “The more unpredictable it was, the more inspiring it was.”

But one thing Phoenix is sure of: He doesn't think of the Joker, or any of his characters, as “tormented.” It's a word, he says, he only hears when he does media appearances for his films.

“I was interested in the light of Arthur for the lack of a better word,” Phoenix said. “His struggle to find happiness, to feel connected, to feel warmth and love.”

Director Phillips added that the man who becomes the Joker was looking for identity ... He thought he was put on this earth to make people laugh and bring joy to the world.”

Filmmaker Nate Parker apologizes for being 'tone deaf'

By Lindsey Bahr VENICE, Italy (AP)—Three years ago, filmmaker Nate Parker came under scrutiny for a rape allegation from his college days that essentially derailed the release of his Nat Turner film “The Birth of a Nation.” Now, with a new film about police brutality debuting at the Venice Film International Film Festival, he is apologizing for how he responded then.

“Standing here today at 39, the reality is I was quite tone deaf ... to a lot of the things that happened in the climate,” Parker said at a small news conference in Venice on Sunday. “My response obviously hurt a lot of people, frustrated and angered a lot of

people and I apologize.”

The film's inclusion in this year's festival, which also saw the premiere of a new Roman Polanski film, was criticized by some who saw it as incongruous with the progress that has been made in the culture in the (hash)MeToo era. The (hash)MeToo movement, which references a Twitter hashtag used by victims to acknowledge experiences of sexual assault and harassment, gained international momentum in October 2017 after dozens of women accused movie mogul Harvey Weinstein of sexual misconduct.

Parker was accused of sexual assault when he was a sophomore at Penn State University. Although he was acquitted, the incident emerged in the press around the release of “The Birth of a Nation,” a film which many expected to win awards. Parker responded then saying he was “falsely accused” and had been “vindicated” by the court.

A remorseful Parker was seated alongside Spike Lee, who is supporting the film, and producers Mark Burg and Tarak Ben Ammar hours before his new film premieres at the festival to some 650 people.

“I'm still learning and growing and still feeling the need to make films that speak to things that need

to change in our country and the world,” Parker said. “And this topic was very dear to me.”

The new film, “American Skin,” stars Parker as an ex-Marine who sees his unarmed 14-year-old son murdered by a police officer during a traffic stop. When the courts fail to hold the officer responsible, Parker's character Lincoln Jefferson decides to seek justice in his own way. Parker was inspired to write the film after Michael Brown was killed in Ferguson, Missouri.

“I haven't had a film that's affected me this deeply in a while,” said Lee, who offered to help Parker in any way that he could. “This is a very important film and I wanted to be part of it ... Art can affect people's behavior good or bad. And it is my hope that this film deals with the very serious problem with police and brown and Black people in the United States of America.”

Lee said he had no reservations putting his name behind Parker's.

“It's a move forward. Nate is in here. He's not hiding. He's answering all questions,” Lee said. “This is only Nate's second feature film, there's a lot more in him.”

The producers didn't hesitate to back a film from Parker either, even considering the fact that “The Birth

of a Nation” fizzled in theaters and didn't even make back its acquisition price. Next week, they'll take the film to the Toronto International Film Festival to screen for distributors in hope of securing a release plan.

“In Europe we didn't know what was going on with Nate Parker,” Ammar said, who called Parker's agent after being moved by “The Birth of a Nation.” “All I cared about is the power of the filmmaker, actor, writer, director.” Burg added that, “Nate is one of if not the most talented director” and that this “was a story that needs to be told.”

In the film, Parker brings together all sides to have a “real conversation” between those supporting the police and those feeling persecuted by law enforcement.

“What I wanted to do was really force the conversation,” he said. “This film isn't about those two sides. It's about being the bridge between those two sides ... and being able to talk on the level about what they see and what they feel every day.”

He also hopes that audiences don't misinterpret “American Skin” as being pessimistic.

“It's my reality,” he said. “When Spike and I go home and we get off the plane and get in the car, guess what? We're not going to be safe.”

Dior stokes outrage with new ad for its Sauvage fragrance

By Felicia Fonseca FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP)— Dior has produced a fragrance called Sauvage since the mid1960s and used Johnny Depp in recent years to promote it. But a new advertising campaign that paired them with Native American imagery deepened wounds among a population whose ancestors were called savages and systematically killed.

The French luxury goods company posted a trailer Friday with a Lakota dancer in colorful clothing that it said embodied modern Native American culture and promised more details on the fragrance Monday. The videos were removed from Dior's Instagram and Twitter accounts hours later, although they still appeared on some unrelated accounts devoted to Depp.

The trailer and videos continued to generate heavy criticism. Sauvage in French has a variety of meanings, including wild, unspoiled and savage.

“That takes it to a whole other level of ignorance and racism,” said Dallas Goldtooth of the Lower Sioux Indian Community in Minnesota.

“You should be well aware of the implications of that word.”

Dior worked with Americans for Indian Opportunity, a respected but sometimes controversial consulting firm based in Albuquerque, New Mexico, on the campaign. It's the same group that ceremoniously adopted Depp as an honorary member of the Comanche Nation while he was filming the 2013 adaptation of “The Lone Ranger.”

Executive director Laura Harris said she expected the backlash but wanted to ensure Native Americans were part of the production, that it would educate people on indigenous values and philosophy, and that the Native components of the shoot were done tastefully and respectfully.

“Our aim was hopefully that the controversy would do exactly what it's done on social media and raise people's awareness,” she told The Associated Press.